Columbia High School (South Carolina)

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Columbia High School
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Columbia High School (South Carolina)
1701 Westchester Drive

29210

United States
Coordinates 34°3′0″N81°5′30″W / 34.05000°N 81.09167°W / 34.05000; -81.09167 Coordinates: 34°3′0″N81°5′30″W / 34.05000°N 81.09167°W / 34.05000; -81.09167
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Type College Prep public school
Founded1884(139 years ago) (1884) [1]
School district Richland County School District One
PrincipalRobert Craig Washington
Staff51.00 (FTE) [2]
Grades 912
Enrollment640 (2018–19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio12.55 [2]
Color(s)Maroon and gold
  
Mascot Capital
Website www.richlandone.org/Domain/46

Columbia High School a public high school in the St. Andrews area of Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Columbia High School was originally housed in the former Columbia Female Academy (established 1816) at 1323 Washington Street at the corner with Marion Street. This building was leased to the Richland County Commissioners of Schools in 1884. The school became Columbia's first public high school in 1895 as the Washington Street School. The original Columbia High School building was constructed in 1915 on that site. The current building was constructed in 1975.

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